Rancher Cyrus A. Kirkpatrick after killing two men on his property, Antelope Valley, 1925

Item Overview

Title

Rancher Cyrus A. Kirkpatrick after killing two men on his property, Antelope Valley, 1925

Date Created

October 23, 1925

Date

1925-10-23

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Cyrus A. Kirkpatrick in his best clothes after killing two men he quarreled with.
This photograph appears in the article, "Rancher Tells of Killing Two; Unusual Photograph of Aged Slayer and His Victims," Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1925: A7.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: Re-enacts Death Scene- Cyrus A. Kirkpatrick is shown seated in chair from which he killed two real estate salesmen he suspected of plot to poison him and get his ranch. Kirkpatrick went through all the actions leading up to the tragedy in the presence of officers, for whom he was waiting after donning his best clothes following bloody deed. The body of Benjamin Friedman is in the foreground with that of G.E. Roach beside him. Roach was shot first. (Photos by George R. Watson, Times Staff Photographer)
Kirkpatrick, Cyrus A. (photos by George R. Watson, Times Staff photographer) - see 10/24/25 LAT article. Note: images of shot victims (pulled the close-ups)

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Kirkpatrick, Cyrus A.

Location

Antelope Valley (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Ranchers--California--Antelope Valley
Criminal investigations--California